584. Jesus went up to the Temple as the privileged place of encounter with God. For him, the Temple was the dwelling of his Father, a house of prayer, and he was angered that its outer court had become a place of commerce.353 He drove merchants out of it because of jealous love for his Father: “You shall not make my Father’s house a house of trade. His disciples remembered that it was written, ‘Zeal for your house will consume me.'”354 After his Resurrection his apostles retained their reverence for the Temple.355
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483. When is it morally permitted to use military force?
436. What does “Decalogue” mean?
34. What are the most ancient symbols (professions) of faith?
531. What is required and what is forbidden by the tenth commandment?
92. Did Christ have a true human body?
140. What does it mean that the Spirit “has spoken through the prophets”?
463. How should authority be exercised in the various spheres of civil society?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the church’s role in promoting reconciliation according to Philemon 1:6?
What do the horseman, angel, and Lord symbolize in Zechariah’s vision described in Zechariah 1:8-17?
What does the statement “God so loved the world that he gave his son” in John 3:16 mean?
